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12/02/08

GROS ISLET FIRE

Officials from the Royal St Lucia Fire Service are still to confirm what caused the fire which razed two wooden houses to the ground and severely scorched another built of wall and wood. On Sunday February 10, 2008 at approximately 2:56am the Fire department received a call for assistance. A wooden structure on Chapel Street in Gros Islet was ablaze and burning fast.

Uncontested

Prime Minister Stephenson King was on Sunday nominated unopposed for the position of political leader of the United Workers Party, as was generally expected following Housing Minister Richard Frederick’s announcement last Friday not to contest the position. But the Prime Minister’s uncontested position for leadership of the party was not the surprising factor,

Murder Cases Dominate High Court Sitting

The first criminal sitting of the High Court for the year which is now on is contending with eight murder cases, one of the highest the court has ever experienced in one sitting in recent times. Sex related cases are also high in number which includes four cases of rape and one attempted rape. Thirty-three cases are done for hearing comprising an assorted list of crimes ranging from stealing,

Police News

The Royal St. Lucia Police Force is offering a reward of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000 EC) , for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) involved in the homicide of Laurent Moynaton, former chef of the Coal Pot Restaurant, Vigie, Castries. Moynaton was shot outside the restaurant about 11:20pm on Monday the 4th of December 2006.

Death On A Highway

Three men have died as a result of a deadly head-on collision on Friday afternoon. The accident which occurred on the Richfond Dennery Highway claimed the lives of Bruno Marriatt (30) Chester Smith (29) and Benjamin Fontenelle (27), all residents of the community of Saltibus Choiseul. According to reports, the vehicle which was registered to one Camillus Severin,


 

   
 
     
 

 

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